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Bureaucracy 1: Like Kafka, Only Funnier  

A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.

Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych


Nutty - Mar 04, 2003 12:44:09 pm PST #6645 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

Hello! This is your friendly neighborhood Valium Dispenser.

Let us all partake and go play elsewhere until we cans top using all capital letters like apoplectic children. That only needs to be, like, 20 minutes, but I know a lot of people who would like it to be a lot longer.

Moreover, let us strive to cut out the nastiness, please? It's got no place in Bureaucracy nor among the Buffistas generally.


DavidS - Mar 04, 2003 12:45:03 pm PST #6646 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

First, I would like to say, Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Not "Shush" - just bring down the volume.

For me, and a lot of people, the best operative metaphor for the Buffistas is a large cocktail party. Sometimes you talk in the corners, but you mix and mingle, and you welcome people. You talk about serious things but if it upsets people you politely change the subject. It's witty and fun and that's the way it works best. Historically.

Voting: We used to just vote and use Mr. Poll to name the threads. So, I think voting is just like "Quick show of hands! We have to make a run to the Liquor Barn. Do we want to get Tequila or Scotch?" Still part of the cocktail party, an idea to get preferences, and most importantly all about keeping the cocktail party going.

Culturally, I don't think we want government. Even though it might solve this particular issue. This particular issue isn't so big that we want to throw out the cocktail party. The cocktail party is the point.

We only want solutions that foster the cocktail party. If everybody's yelling at each other and wants to leave the party - then something's wrong.

I just want to keep some of these ideas up front in the discussion.


Jesse - Mar 04, 2003 12:45:05 pm PST #6647 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Look, proposing Big Changes is always difficult. Back in the day, when a separate thread for natter was first proposed, it was met with a resounding chorus of HELL NO. I imagine the original proposer felt piled-upon. Later, it seemed like a good idea. And here we are.


bitterchick - Mar 04, 2003 12:46:20 pm PST #6648 of 10001

Tequila.


Gandalfe - Mar 04, 2003 12:46:36 pm PST #6649 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.

Scotch!!!


Betsy HP - Mar 04, 2003 12:46:51 pm PST #6650 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

What David Said. In notrump.

With a cognac chaser.


Anathema - Mar 04, 2003 12:46:54 pm PST #6651 of 10001
Jonathan Will Always Be My Hero

What we really need is a real cocktail party. All the Buffistas in a room with one whole shitload of liquor. Then we all spend one drunken evening having fun, and whomever passes out last makes all the rules.

Hey, let's vote on that.


Typo Boy - Mar 04, 2003 12:47:09 pm PST #6652 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Cold Duck.


Betsy HP - Mar 04, 2003 12:47:23 pm PST #6653 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

We've done that, Anathema. There's another one coming up soon.


Betsy HP - Mar 04, 2003 12:47:51 pm PST #6654 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

hastily shoves a basin into Typo Boy's corner for the inevitable consequences